Maeterlinck Plea to Neutrals to Punish Belgian Crimes
The article reports Maeterlinck at a Paris meeting pleading neutrals to punish crimes against Belgians as he cites the Belgian workers manifesto. The gathering, including President Poincare and King Albert, condemned deportations and urged civilized world action beyond Belgian arms.
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Maeterlinck
Paris
Poincare
Albert
Belgium
Trocadero
Baron de Gaiffier de Hestroy
France
Louis le Malvy
Lacaze
Mar Rine
Maurice Maeterlinck
Emile Vandervelde
Ferdinand Buisson
M. Maeterlinck
M. Vandervelde
Workers' Manifesto
Multiple Obituaries Notice Fragments from 1917 Paper
Fragmentary death notices list several individuals with private interments and family residences. Names include Grace Plem, Barbara Kropp, Virginita Fy, Marv El, Jacob, and Anna MacDaniel Weaver, with dates around January 1917 and locations tied to Wilmington and nearby areas.
Autocrat Walton’s Insurance Policy Amid Train Death
Louis Walton, linked to a Birmingham death by an explosion on a Southern Railway train, had taken a $10,000 accident policy in Atlanta on January 4. The policy, issued by Pacific Mutual Life, named his wife as beneficiary and provided double indemnity for accidents on common carriers but excluded self-inflicted death. The body was severely mutilated, delaying identity confirmation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Louis Walton
Birmingham
Southern Railway
EH. F. Deacon
Pacific Mutual Life Insurance Company
Deacon
Walton
Changes in Germany Expected After War
New York on January 7 reports Harvard professor Kuno Francke predicting democratization in Germany after the war. He foresees limited class privileges, broader suffrage in state legislatures, redrawn electoral districts, socialist participation in government, church disestablishment, popular secondary education, expanded social welfare, greater public rights for women, and a rise in intellectual standards in literature and art.
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New York
Germany
Irof
Kuno Francke
Harvard University
Francke
Total Eclipse of the Moon Glassed by Local Observers
The article notes a total lunar eclipse lasting 1 hour 29 minutes with the moon entering the shadow at a.m. time, fully immersed at a.m., and exiting around 4 49 p m. Local scientists from the United States Naval Observatory observed the event, the first of seven eclipses this year, last seen in 1805 and not to recur for about 40 years.
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Milkman
United States Naval Observatory
Buffalo Bill Still Sinking in Denver Hospital
Buffalo Bill Col William F Cody remains in serious condition after a journey from Glenwood Springs. physicians report no new hopeful signs. His wife and daughter are traveling from Cody Wyoming to be with him.
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Denver
Colo
William F. Cody
Buffalo Bill
Glenwood Springs
Cody
Wyo
WILLIS SHOWS CLEMENCY
Columbus Ohio January 7 One of the last official acts of Gov Willis who tomorrow will be succeeded by Governor Cox was the commuting today of the prison terms of two life term convicts Thomas Sotanis a Greek of Cleveland sentenced in 1915 for murder commuted to ten years and William Long of Belmont county sentenced in 1915 for murder commuted to six years Harpers Ferry West Virginia January 7 Mrs Truth Butts aged 92 died at the home of her daughter Mrs Annie Keyser in Loudoun county near his place yesterday She is survived by two sons and one daughter
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Mary Flannery
Agenca
Scorn
Tuestna
Aminairs
Mountiveree
K_ street
Barbara Kropp
Columbus
Ohio
Wills
Harpers Ferry
W. Va
Truth Butts
Annie Keyser
Loudoun County
Bis Place
Grocer Mistakenly Killed By City Marshal in Watseka
In Watseka Illinois Francia Labounty a grocer was fatally shot by Assistant City Marshal A J Bailey who mistook him for a robber. Labounty had been robbed of 400 on the way home from the store and, after reporting the theft, armed himself to search for the culprits. Bailey and Labounty exchanged fire in a dark street and in the marshal s office Labs death followed the fatal mistake. Bailey was arrested.
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Watseka
Ill
Francia Labounty
A. J. Bailey
Labounty
Hig Grocery
Hig
Marshal Batley
City Hall
Marshal Bailey
Bailey
City
Baifley
Barnes assures Wilson peace terms aim at military power end
London January 7 G N Barnes minister of pensions said President Wilsons proposal to have belligerents state peace terms deserves respect The American people wish to maintain friendly terms with England and should cultivate that friendship He argued the Entente seeks the removal of Germans from Belgium and other territories reparations for wrongs and a treaty backed by global moral force
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London
G. N. Barnes
Wilson
England
Barnes
Belgium
Germany
Paper mills may shut down in Minnesota strike
International Falls paper mill of the Minnesota and Ontario Power Company, a major U.S. plant, will close temporarily at noon tomorrow unless pulp wood arrives as IWW strike disrupts supply. A shutdown here could also close the Spooner mill, risking 1,500 jobs in midwinter. The mill supplies paper for several major papers including the Kansas City Star and Chicago American.
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Washington Post
International Falls
Minn
Minnesota and Ontario Power Company
United States
Spooner
Kansas City Star
St. Louis Globe
Des Moines Capital
New Orleans Item
Chicago American
Omaha World
Billings Gazette
Mine Gas Explosion Claims One Life in Birmingham
In the Palag mine of the Republic Iron and Steel Company, a gas explosion this afternoon killed William Barnes, seriously injured three men and burned four others who were pumping water from the mine bottom. The mine had been idle since last July. A 1910 gas explosion in the same mine caused 82 deaths.
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Birmingham
Alas
Palag
Republic Iron and Steel Company
William Barnes
Denies Justice of War Premature Peace Opponents Told
Washington Branch of the Woman's Peace Party issues an open letter to George Wharton Pepper rejecting calls for premature peace in the European war. The letter argues that ongoing hostilities do not settle issues and urges stopping the war for better future understanding between nations. Also notes an Augusta route schedule with a daily 7 p.m. Washington departure.
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George Wharton Pepper
Philadelphia
Washington
Woman's Peace Party
Pepper
St John's Church Celebrates Centennial Jubilee Observance
Observances mark the 100th anniversary of St. John's Church on Sixteenth Street and Lafayette Square with sermons by Rev. Roland Cotton Smith and remarks from President Wilson Bishop William Leonard and Rear Admiral Charles H Stockton will speak at Saturday program and Sunday services Bishop Leonard preaches next Sunday with Very Rev Dr George William Douglas also taking part Tickets required for Saturday events and special music arranged by H H Freeman
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Wilson
Leonard
William Leonard
Ohio
Charlies H. Stockton
Smith
Ths
Edward 5. Dunlap
George Williamson Smith
St. John’s
George William Douglas
Douglas
H. H. Freeman
Eight Hour Day Won By Baltimore Clothing Workers
More than 15000 Baltimore clothing workers gain an eight hour day and higher wages, announced by Amalgamated Clothing Workers officials. Most large manufacturers signed or will sign agreements. average weekly wages rise over ten percent and price workers receive 5 to 12 percent more, offsetting the shorter week.
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Baltimore
Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America
Piice
German Admiralty Denies Loss of Transport
Berlin reports a submarine sank an enemy transport of over 6000 tons in the eastern Mediterranean on December 23, accompanied by warships. London rebuts, stating no British or French transport was sunk there on that date.
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Berlin
London
Mediterranean
London Press Bureau
Reopen Murder Case and Death Letter from 1916
A historical letter dated December 11 1916 in New York reveals a man named Bernard confessing failed plans to revive a marriage with Laura. He begs forgiveness, mentions life wrecked, insurance benefits, and asks relatives to care for family before saying goodbye. Relatives examine marks on his hands near burial, noting they appear to be mashed rather than teeth marks.
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New York
Laura
Chicago
Daddy
Mamma
Betty
Taura
Bernard
Lewis
Internal Baths Gain Wide Support in Health Ad
For years doctors linked many illnesses to waste in the lower intestine and believed regular living could not remove it. The J. B. Cascade Internal Bathing device has grown in popularity as surgeons consider the lower intestine in treating chronic diseases. Over 500,000 users report improved vitality. warm water helps constipation while drugs force nature. O'Donnell's & Affleck's Drug Stores in Washington offer demonstrations and a free booklet Why Man of Today Is Only 50 Per Cent Efficient.
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J. B. Cascade
Amer~icans
Nature
J. B. L. Cascade
O'Donnell's & Affleck
Washington
Ady
Ex-Judge Gray Indignant At Belgian Deportation Resolutions
Philadelphia mass meeting approves resolutions condemning Belgian deportations into Germany and urging formal protest by the United States. Speakers include Walter George Smith James M Beck and Agnes Stepplier. Former Judge George Cray declines to speak citing objections to remarks about the administration. A copy of the resolutions will go to President Wilson.
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Philadelphia
Germany
Walter George Smith
James M. Beck
United States
Agnes Stepplier
George Cray
Delaware
Wilson
Rail Explosion Kills Two In Pennsylvania
Erie Pa Jan 7 two railroad workers Lawrence Mohler fireman Buffalo N Y and M J Durkin brakeman Erie were killed and engineer John B Weast Lackawanna N Y seriously injured when a locomotive on a New York Central freight train exploded near North East Pa Physicians expect Weast to recover.
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Erie
Lawrence Mohler
Buffalo
M. J. Durkin
John B. Weast
Lackawanna
New York Central Railroad
North East
Weast
Lawson data on leak inquiry stalls House action
Lawson brings data for a leak inquiry as the Ways and Means Committee and the House delay action. Senator Simmonry, chair of the finance panel, hopes revenues can cover extraordinary government demands from preparedness and the Mexican situation without deep debate. If revenue hurdles arise, few expect avoiding a special session. House waits on Kitchin pending his return to North Carolina due to illness.
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Ways and Means Committee
House
House Committee
Senator Simmonry
Finance Committee
Congress
Kitchin
Congressional Inquiry Sees Stock Broker Served as Witness
Allen Curtis of Curtis & San Ber, stock exchange firm, was served with a summons by Kenneth Romney as a witness in the congressional inquiry into a leak about President Wilson's peace note. Curtis said he expects to testify in Washington and denied writing a letter to Representative Wood signed A Curtis with leak information.
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Boston
Allen Curtis
Stock Exchange
Curtis & San Ber
New York
Kenneth Romney
House of Representatives
Congressional
Wilson
Curtis
Washington
Representative Wood
Indiana
A. Curtis
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